The white-tipped quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana.

Pharomachrus nests have been studied to analyse the effects of rainfall on breeding, however conclusions are based on single observations.

[1] The adult male white-tipped quetzal is identified by a golden, green-bronze crown and nape with bright green breast, back, rump and upper tail-coverts.

Adult females are less iridescent, with no frontal crest and the throat, belly and breast appearing brown-grey bordered by a green band.

In immature birds, both male and female chicks have remiges, scapulars and wing coverts intermixed with buff, outer rectrices infused with white and feathers more narrow and pointed than adults.

[4] The white-tipped quetzal can be found in Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana and the species is endemic to the northern South America.

Reproductive activities including courtship, nesting and chick rearing occur when fruits are most abundant in the forest conditions.

The altricial young hatch naked, quickly molting into their immature plumage without a significant downy stage.

[3] There is little data on the survival rates and competition of the white-tipped quetzal however its IUCN status suggests that the population is stable.

The white-tipped quetzal feeds on fruits and berries and has been observed collecting these by means of sallying from a perch.

Once it has arrived at its target the bird hovers and then grabs the item before returning to its original perch to consume the seed or berry.

Even sustainable forestry practices, for example the removal of dead trees, will increase the risk of population declines in wood-cavity nesting birds.

[3] The species is also found at altitudes of 1500–2500 m, distributed through Colombia's Santa Marta mountains in the Sierra Nevada.

[3] However, a white-tipped quetzal was reported at an elevation of 725–775 m in a cafetel in Cucuchica, Venezuela, which suggests that the species has a greater range of distribution than has been observed.